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jour⋅ney⋅man

[jur-nee-muhn]
–noun, plural -men.
1. a person who has served an apprenticeship at a trade or handicraft and is certified to work at it assisting or under another person.
2. any experienced, competent but routine worker or performer.
3. a person hired to do work for another, usually for a day at a time.

Origin:
1425–75; late ME journeman, equiv. to journee a day's work (see journey ) + man man 1
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Jomar Electric Corp
Commercial Electric Service Since 1984
www.serviceandlighting.com
Earn Up To $73,000 A Year
Electrical apprenticeship grads get top pay, benefits & a stable career
GetChargedUp.org
jour·ney·man   (jûr'nē-mən)   
n.  
  1. One who has fully served an apprenticeship in a trade or craft and is a qualified worker in another's employ.

  2. An experienced and competent but undistinguished worker.


[Middle English journeiman : journei, a day's work; see journey + man, man; see man.]
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Cultural Dictionary

journeyman

A skilled artisan who works on hire for master artisans rather than for himself.

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